one on one with "law & order: svu" star, mariska hargitay.e in three years? >> where will she be in three years? how about 22 years that was mariska hargitay, chatting with al about "law & order: svu" back in 2001 >> i meant 23 years! not three! >> can you believe it? you know what i read this morning? that you are the -- olivia benson is the longest-running character in television history. that's incredible! >> it's crazy. i'm still downloading all of it. >> i mean, why do you think it has such staying power people love this show. >> i think that it is a smart show, a respectful show. it deals with such tender issues that so many people deal with and it deals with them respectfully and honoring, and everyone wants to be seen. and i think the culture is ready to look at something and deal with something that they historically haven't been ready to deal with and i think the set-up of the show with olivia being the maternal figure and eliot being, you know, the paternal figure -- i say maternal and paternal figure, i think was sort of the perfe

street in 1993, continuing for more than two decades, appearing in at least 10 different shows mariska hargitay, calling him a quote dear friend and a unique light. richard belzer beloved. he was 78. when we come back here tonight, the stunning moment on the court you will all be rooting for this player. everyone watching this one key shot. next you don't have to wait until retirement to start enjoying your second act with protected lifetime income from pacific life. imagine your future with confidence for more than 150 years. we've kept our promise to financially protect and provide so you can look forward to leading a whole different type of team. talk to a financial professional about life insurance and retirement solutions with pacific life who's on it with guardians? free jump. we're the ones getting it done. we're managing type two diabetes and heart risks on it with guardians joined the growing number of people who are on it with the once daily pill guardians. guardians not only lowers they want see it goes beyond to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults with type two diabet

many are tweeting tributes, including his "law & order" co stars, mariska hargitay, chris meloni andfamiliar face, right? >> his legacy will live on. >>> new signs this morning that making it in the bay is getting easier for first-time home buyers. for the first time in a decade, redfin said the so-called sales to list ratio for home prices is sitting below 100%. here is how home prices are shifting compared to one year ago. san mateo and alameda counties are seeing more than 10% median declines. redfin realtors tell the east bay times that they include higher mortgage rates and people leaving the bay area. >>> trending, an oakland librarian reuniting readers with long-lost items. >> she's done it through her project and tells kelly clarkson she found hundreds of items during her two decades on the job. >> i got, like, so many cool things, people leave all kinds of things in books. there's book marks, postcards, notes and letters, kids' drawings, a lot of photos, a crochet hook even. >> she has a blog to help people reconnect with lost items, including one reader with some lost child

humor into all of our lives, the consummate professional, and we will all miss him very much mariska hargitayar them laughing already. and christopher maloney posting goodbye, i love you. belzer passed away peacefully at his home in france with undisclosed health issues according to his long-time manager and survived by his wife and two stepdaughters. what a life, guys. >> beloved career. thanks for that. >>> coming up, a touching reunion between the stars of an iconic movie franchise we'll have that and more for you on "popstart." but first, a check of your local news and weather news and weather. if you shop at walmart, you know you don't always have to go to the store, ♪♪ because when you order on the walmart app, everything you need is right at your fingertips. ♪♪ so no matter how you shop, ♪♪ you can spend a little less, to get a little more, to make life a little better. ♪♪ (vo) if you've had thyroid eye disease for years and the pain in the back of your eye to make life a little better. is forcing bad words from your mouth, it's not too late for another treatment option. to learn more

. >>> check this out tomorrow on today, one of our favorites mariska hargitay live in studio 1-a talkingf it ever happened to you. you ever step in gum right here? like you know, why is my shoe sticky. >> oh, wow. >> chewing green gum >> did they bring enough for the whole class? >> does anybody have goo-gone? >> who has the gum >> it feels like i stepped in gum. it is new york city, you can step in a lot worse. >> al, a check of the weather. >> new york city, it could have been a lot worse. >> that's what i'm saying. >>> let's show you what we've got going on as far as your weekend ahead. friday, bitter cold, great lakes, into the northeast, and record highs in the southeast, big pacific storm moving onshore, on saturday, that storm continues, light snow, in new england, maybe some snow in the mid atlantic, milder highs through the plains sunday, sunday, some light snow, through the northeast in new england, showers in the mid mississippi river valley and a lot of snow, with a new storm coming onshore out west. >>> good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. that storm coming i

mariska hargitay writing, i will miss you, your unique light, and your singular take on this strangeo many years. christopher meloni posting this photo, writing, good-bye, mon ami. >> you know what i'm thinking? >> we've been had. >> reporter: and ice-t writing, i wake up to the news i lost my friend today. belz is gone. i'll miss you, homie. richard belzer was 78. detective munch, so iconic, so popular that belzer was invited to play that same sardonic character on 11 different shows over 22 years. now that is making an impact. >> he did that in so many ways and the tributes from his co-stars says it all. it really does. >> shows how much he was loved. >> mm-hmm. >> all right. thank you. appreciate that, lara. >>> coming up, daytona 500 winner ricky stenhouse jr. joins us live. there he is, after he had a record-setting race. we'll be right back. ht back. when moderate to severe tiolis kes flaring, put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable, i got rapid symptom relief with rinvoq. and left bathroom urgency behind. check. when uc got in my way, i got la